Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) has posted another holiday survey – this time to find out Seattle’s least favorite Thanksgiving Day dish. Vote on-line, and gain a chance to win a kitchen compost collector. The survey reminds residents that food scraps – including ‘thank you’ portions of Aunt Edna’s rancid rhubarb roulade – can be disposed of in food & yard waste bins.
For those who don’t win, kitchen compost collectors currently are on sale at a special discount price through December 15th. SPU, Cedar Grove Compost and local retailers have partnered to offer the kitchen compost collectors, with the secure lid and pack of compostable bags, for only $12.95 plus tax. Go to the Cedar Grove website – or call 1-877-764-5748 – for store locations, or order on-line (for $18.95 plus tax) to have one delivered to your door.
Additionally, SPU wants everyone to know that there will be no solid waste collections on November 24th, Thanksgiving Day, for garbage, food & yard waste, or recycling. The North Seattle Transfer Station will also be closed that day, and re-open Friday, Nov. 25th. Collections normally taken on Thursday will occur on Friday, and Friday collections, this week, will take place on Saturday.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans throw away 25 percent more trash between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day than any other time of the year. Keep in mind that much of that can be recycled, or disposed of in food & yard waste bins. During feast preparations, please keep sewers clear of clogs by disposing of used dairy products, fats, oil, greasy or greasy foods in lidded containers and in the trash.
Finally, help keep storm drains clear – and avoid sidewalk and basement flooding – by clearing leaves from City storm drains. Using a broom or rake (only if it can be done safely) collect fallen leaves from yards and streets, and place them in yard waste bins.